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Del HC | Cancellation of UPSC interviews is not to be viewed solitarily as a one-off incident, represents a deeper malaise in selection: Read Verdict on cancellation of UPSC interviews

Delhi High Court: Prathiba M. Singh, J., while addressing the grievance of UPSC aspirants in regard to cancellation of interviews to be held

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Clarifying the objective of not granting bail to an approver and concurrent jurisdiction of a Special Court while exercising power under S. 306 CrPC, Court dismisses appeal under S. 21(4) NIA, Act

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of H.C. Mishra, Rajesh Kumar, JJ., while dismissing the present appeal, discusses the power of Court

Case Briefs High Courts

[Maintenance to Muslim wife] All HC | “S. 125 CrPC perhaps one of the most secular enactment ever made in this country”: HC while upholding maintenance awarded to divorced Muslim wife

Allahabad High Court: Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, J., while addressing the present matter, observed that: … right of maintenance available to wife from

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“What greater certificate of incompetence would there be for the legal Department!”; SC on State of MP “again and again” filing appeals after inordinate delay

“The State of Madhya Pradesh continues to do the same thing again and again and the conduct seems to be incorrigible!”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Hathras Gang Rape| CRPF to provide security to the victim’s family & witnesses; SC says apprehensions are not without justification

In a matter of the present nature it is necessary to address the normal perception and pessimism which cannot be said as being without justification.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

CIC | Can CPIO rely on other Rules, Acts, Order or Circulars in matters of RTI Act? Commission explicates

Central Information Commission (CIC): Amita Pandove (Information Commissioner), came down heavily on CPIO, All India Radio for abdicating his duties. Appellant filed an

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Court issues directions in a petition challenging parallel appointments to the post of Chairman, SPCP in addition to Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force violating recruitment norms and directions by SC

Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi J., while hearing a petition challenging parallel appointments to the post of Chairman, SPCP, Principal Chief

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Qualifying the Eligibility Test for promotion before the candidate placed higher in the seniority list does not give a prior right to promotion; Petition dismissed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Ajay Mohan Goel J., dismissing the present petition, elaborates upon the determining criteria of promotion where a candidate

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Rape charges on boy filed by minor wife quashed; Costs imposed on parents for ruining childhood of minors

Gujarat High Court: A.S. Supehia, J., quashed a rape case against a boy which was filed by his minor wife. The FIR

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Material placed on record sufficiently prove offences under Ss. 120-B and 420 IPC and no infirmity warranting interference under Art. 226 noted; Petition dismissed

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., while rejecting the present petition, recorded no error or infirmity in the challenged order warranting

Case Briefs High Courts

[Sex Crimes against Children] Del HC | How far prosecution case affected by absence of injury on victim of aggravated penetrative sexual assault? HC restates law

Delhi High Court: Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., confirmed the conviction and sentence of the appellant, who was convicted by the trial court

Case Briefs Supreme Court

COVID-19| SC says “system of Video Conferencing has been extremely successful”; alters only one guideline from April 6 order

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and Dr. DY Chandrachud and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ has made a slight

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC| Courts cannot adopt a rigid or formalistic approach while interpreting Section 167(2) CrPC. Read why

Supreme Court: Interpreting Section 167(2) CrPC, the 3-judge bench of UU Lalit, MM Shantanagoudar and Vineet Sarah, JJ has said that the

Case Briefs High Courts

Guj HC | Pre-detention matters are only maintainable in exceptional cases; Court dismisses petition

Gujarat High Court: A.C. Rao, J., dismissed a petition which was filed seeking to challenge the legality and validity of the threatening

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Whether a candidate who has appeared for the examination conducted by Public Service Commission can as a matter of right under the RTI Act, seek for copies of his evaluated answer scripts? HC elaborates

Karnataka High Court: Suraj Govindaraj J., while allowing the present petition made significant remarks related to the application of RTI Act, 2005

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | No blanket order should be passed under S. 438 CrPC to prevent accused from being arrested when there is no crime registered against him; Court quashes order granting anticipatory bail

Kerala High Court: P. Somarajan J., allowing the present criminal miscellaneous case, clarified the law related to anticipatory bail under Section 438

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Louisiana’s statutory requisite for persons convicted of sex offences, to carry an ID card branded with the words ‘Sex Offender’, declared unconstitutional | Detailed Report

Supreme Court of Louisiana: While determining the constitutionality of statutory requisite under La. R.S. 40:1321(J) and La. R.S. 15:542.1.4(C) that, persons convicted